Answers to the European Commission on the ... - Eiopa - Europa
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or regula<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ry requirements. Supervisors should assess whe<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
failures are material and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> preventive and corrective measures<br />
should be appropriate <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> extent of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> risk posed.<br />
14.49 The preventive measures regarding solvency capital should be in line<br />
with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> resp<strong>on</strong>se <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> CfA 15 <strong>on</strong> Solvency C<strong>on</strong>trol Levels.<br />
Principles underpinning <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> use of remedial /corrective measures<br />
14.50 Supervisory authorities should take immediate acti<strong>on</strong> or implement<br />
remedial measures if <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> applicati<strong>on</strong> of preventive measures has not<br />
prevented a situati<strong>on</strong> from worsening or if <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> insurer’s management<br />
has ignored requests from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> supervisory authority <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> take corrective<br />
acti<strong>on</strong>.<br />
14.51 Supervisory authorities enforce corrective acti<strong>on</strong> and, where needed,<br />
impose remedial acti<strong>on</strong> based <strong>on</strong> clear, objective and publicly disclosed<br />
criteria. The process of applying remedial acti<strong>on</strong> should not delay <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
processing and enforcement of necessary preventive and corrective<br />
measures.<br />
14.52 The process of applying preventive and corrective measures should not<br />
delay <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> enforcement of necessary remedial acti<strong>on</strong>.<br />
14.53 Remedial and corrective measures may include taking c<strong>on</strong>trol of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
insurer, or petiti<strong>on</strong>ing for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> appointment of o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r specified officials or<br />
administra<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>rs for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> task (e.g. trustees) and <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> make such<br />
arrangements for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> benefit of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> policyholders and beneficiaries as<br />
necessary, for example <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> require a plan for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> rapid res<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>rati<strong>on</strong> of a<br />
sound financial positi<strong>on</strong>. This power should be exercisable in<br />
circumstances both where <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> insurer is in financial difficulties and<br />
where it has become insolvent (see also CfA 15). CEIOPS is aware that<br />
this power is currently not admitted under nati<strong>on</strong>al corporate laws of<br />
all Member States.<br />
14.54 Supervisory authorities should have <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> power <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> issue formal<br />
directi<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> companies <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> take particular acti<strong>on</strong>s or <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> desist from<br />
taking particular acti<strong>on</strong>s. Failure <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> comply with a formal directi<strong>on</strong><br />
issued by supervisory authorities may trigger any of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> resp<strong>on</strong>ses<br />
listed below (see also CfA 15).<br />
Ultimate acti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
14.55 Supervisory authorities should take ultimate acti<strong>on</strong> if an undertaking<br />
breaches <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> MCR.<br />
14.56 Ultimate acti<strong>on</strong>s are (see also CfA 15):<br />
(1) ei<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> withdraw <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> undertaking’s license:<br />
• <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> permanently and irreversibly prevent new business and run-<br />
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